She came to Thailand searching for freedom. He built his life fighting for redemption. Neither expected love to find them in the ring.

Jasmine Gaines fled heartbreak and danger in Tennessee, landing in Chiang Mai with a suitcase full of art supplies and a secret wish to start over. She’s here to heal, to breathe, to disappear—until a women’s self-defense class pulls her into a world of fists, family, and fierce new beginnings.

Nom Thanai rebuilt everything after a career-ending accident—his body, his gym, his found family. Muay Thai is all he’s ever known, and he’s not looking for distractions. But when Jasmine steps into his gym, carrying laughter and scars in equal measure, everything shifts.

Burnt out from hospital rotations and carrying more grief than she’ll admit, Dawn signs up for a three-month sabbatical in Lisbon. The plan is simple: take a cooking class, sleep past sunrise, and stay far away from anything—or anyone—that might complicate her healing.

Enter Chukwuemeka Oliseh: Nigerian football star, local legend, and the most unexpected complication of all.